HP Mini 210 Netbook Now Available On Verizon Wireless

The subsidized netbook has been an interesting scenario. Some people enjoy the lower up-front costs and don't mind paying monthly for data services, while other think that these netbooks should be given away for free on a data plan since you can't actually take the data plan from PC to PC.

Whatever your stance, Verizon Wireless has a new option for you to consider, the HP Mini 210-1076NR. The machine has a black crystal color, integrated 3G mobile broadband support, a battery that can last 8.75 hours and a 10.1" LED BrightView Infinity widescreen display. Other specifications include Windows 7 Starter, a 1.66GHz Atom N450 processor, 1GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive, stereo speakers, HP webcam, a built-in 5-in-1 digital card reader, a VGA output and built-in Wi-Fi.

There's also a Bluetooth module, built-in microphone, a weight of 2.99lbs. and access to HP CloudDrive and QuickSync services. The HP Mini 210-1076NR is available now for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement on a Mobile Broadband plan, some of which are pre-paid. The details about pricing are below.

The HP Mini 210-1076NR is available
now for $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer
agreement on a Mobile Broadband plan. It is available online at www.verizonwireless.com
and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores. Customers will receive
the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use
the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.

Mobile Broadband
pricing:

Customers can select from various
price plans to connect to Verizon Wireless' Mobile Broadband network,
which also gives them access to thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots at no
additional charge and allows them to move easily from the nation's most
reliable 3G wireless network to those hotspots:

Customers traveling
abroad can sign up for one of the following GlobalAccess plans:

GlobalAccess Monthly Plan, which
starts at $129.99 for monthly access (5 GB
allowance for the United States and Canada, $0.05/MB
overage) with 100 MB allowance in select destinations ($0.005/KB after allowance). Customers who
require higher usage when traveling abroad can take advantage of the $219.99 monthly access plan that offers 200 MB
allowance with the same rates for overage as the $129.99
plan.

GlobalAccess Pay Per Use for
occasional use must be purchased with a $59.99
Mobile Broadband service plan in the United
States. The Pay Per Use rate is $0.002/KB
in Canada, $0.005/KB
in Mexico, and $0.02/KB
in more than 200 other destinations.